Conditions or management status related to the protection of forests and other natural ecosystems, human rights, or other environmental and social values.

• Performance can be measured through specific quantitative or qualitative metrics of condition within farms, forests, processing facilities, sourcing areas, or other assessment scopes. It may also be measured through specific quantitative or qualitative metrics of management status (eg, related to due diligence, supplier management, traceability and control, and so forth) within a business entity, supply chain, or other context. Performance may be assessed and reported at different scales, including at an aggregate level, for instance across an entire supply.
• See also the related term ‘outcome’. These two terms can be used synonymously to refer to environmental and social conditions within a given assessment scope. However:
  • ‘Performance’ can describe conditions in the absence of a link to actions or decisions.
  • ‘Performance’ can also be used to refer to measures of management status, which may constitute preconditions or serve as proxies for the achievement of the desired conditions.